DiVincenzo loves fit with Thibs, pals

Two things, above all else, are important to Donte DiVincenzo.

Family and winning. The Knicks had both of those, with their location relatively close to his home in Delaware, the presence of close friends Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart on the roster, and the upward trajectory of the franchise under Tom Thibodeau.

“Ultimately, I like to win basketball games,” DiVincenzo said on Monday’s media day. “Looking at the layout of where I was potentially going, I felt most comfortable adding the family aspect and adding what they’ve done last year. And how I can plug in and benefit from everybody around me.”

The 6-foot-4 DiVincenzo has done a lot of winning throughout his NBA career, winning an NBA title with the Bucks and playing in the postseason with the Warriors last season. He picked the Knicks, in part, because of what he has noticed about them under Thibodeau the last three years. He doesn’t care that he may be coming off the bench.

“My focus is to win games whether I’m starting or coming off the bench, playing 20 minutes or 40 minutes,” said DiVincenzo, who agreed to a four-year, $50 million deal with the Knicks in the summer after averaging 9.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists with the Warriors a season ago. “I signed a four-year deal here, so I plan to be here long term.”

The sharpshooting DiVincenzo, 26, didn’t talk to either Brunson or Hart before signing the contract. He rarely talks to Brunson about basketball. Their friendship goes beyond that. But he is thrilled to call them teammates again, after winning a pair of national championships at Villanova together.

“It couldn’t have worked out better for me I think,” he said.